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Filing with NVC before approved i-130
7:11 pm January 22, 2025

Aqid

Aqid

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Hi all,

I'd like to ask a question about an article I read today, and I want to make sure I understand what they are saying correctly. Here is some information about us:

LPR Husband, Foreign Wife.

Filing category: F2A

Filing date of i130: 15JUL23

Currently the case is pending, and we haven't heard anything since 19OCT23 when the status changed to "USCSI is reviewing your case".

I came across the following article (source) "How to Read the Visa Bulletin to Find Your Priority Date". The thing that caught my eye is this:

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Section A: Final Action Dates

The final action dates chart shows which priority dates have reached the front of the line. These green card applications are ready for approval right now.

Section B: Dates For Filing

The dates for filing chart shows which green card applicants who are living outside of the United States should go ahead and submit their application with the National Visa Center (NVC) even though a green card is not ready just yet. The cut-off dates in the dates for filing chart are slightly later (1-10 months) than those in the final action dates chart, which allows green card applicants to file their applications that much sooner.

The dates for filing chart is primarily directed at people who will be applying for a green card from outside the United States, but USCIS publishes a page called when to file your adjustment of status application every month that indicates whether green card applicants living in the United States can submit their green card application based on the visa bulletin s dates for filing chart or whether they need to wait to meet the dates in the final action dates chart.

Why Do These Different Dates Matter?

For green card applicants living outside the United States, the dates for filing chart allows you to get an early start on assembling and submitting all the required documents to the National Visa Center (NVC). This sets the ball rolling, and ensures that the NVC has everything ready once your priority date appears in the final action dates chart and a green card is available to you.

For green card applicants living in the United States, the dates for filing chart opens the door to additional benefits. That s because when filing a green card application with USCIS (technically an I-485 form for adjustment of status ), you can simultaneously apply for a work permit (employment authorization document) and travel permit (advance parole document). For applicants who intend to work in the United States or travel outside the United States while waiting for their green card applications to be processed, these additional benefits can be invaluable.

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The current dates for the categories are (source) :

Section A: 01JAN22

Section B: 15JUN24

When I go over to the USCIS website to see which date the NVC is using to accept applications it says the following (source) :

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Adjustment of Status Filing Charts from the Visa Bulletin

If USCIS determines there are more immigrant visas available for a fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas, we will state on this page that you may use the Dates for Filing chart. Otherwise, we will indicate on this page that you must use the Final Action Dates chart to determine when you may file your adjustment of status application. However, if a particular immigrant visa category is current on the Final Action Dates chart or the cutoff date on the Final Action Dates chart is later than the date on the Dates for Filing chart, applicants in that immigrant visa category may file using the Final Action Dates chart during that month.

We anticipate designating one of the two charts each month and linking to the relevant chart below within one week of DOS s publication of the Visa Bulletin.

Current Month s Adjustment of Status Filing Charts

For Family-Sponsored Filings:
For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for January 2025.

Next Month s Adjustment of Status Filing Charts

For Family-Sponsored Filings:
For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for February 2025.

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My question is this: Am I reading correctly that we can go ahead and proceed to the next step, file with the NVC, even though our I-130 is not approved yet, because of the date of "Section B" (15JUN24) being past our filing date (15JUL23)?



 
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January 2025 AOS Filers
2:49 pm January 16, 2025

Yareth



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Hey everyone. I noticed that this month didnt have a topic yet. So here goes. Welcome message copied from November 2024, with changes to reflect my submission.

Welcome to all AOS filers for January 2025! Following the example of other users, I'm taking on the task of starting the thread for us, in order to track our progress.

We all come from a variety of situations, so please reference the Immigration Guides for your AOS filing directions. Feel free to share your procedure/progress in the comments below!

I arrived on a K1 visa on December 5th and we were married on December 12th. We filed on january 8th with the following packet composed (this is a copy of our Table of Contents):

I-485 Cover letter Itemization:

RE: ORIGINAL SUBMISSION of Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status as an Immediate Relative of a US Citizen (Spouse)

Enclosed please find my form I-485 Application to Adjust Status as an Immediate Relative of a US Citizen (Spouse). Following is a list of contents included in this application, in the order in which they appear:

Payment for the filing fee in the amount of $1,440 made payable to US Department of Homeland Security

Two 2x2 Passport Style Photos of Applicant (with Name and A-Number written on the back)

Cover Letter (This Document)

Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Signed by Applicant)

Copy of my Passport Biographic Page

Copy of my K-1 Visa Passport Page with stamp showing Inspection and Admission issued by US Customs and Border Protection at Tampa International Airport, Florida on December 5 th 2024.

Copy of my most recent I-94 Record

Copy of my Dutch Birth Certificate and a Certified Translation of said certificate

Copy of Form I-797C Receipt Notice (NOA 1) & Approval Notice (NOA 2) for the Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fianc (e) filed on my behalf

Copy of the K1-FTP NVC Letter from the Original I-129F Petition

Certified Copy of our Marriage Certificate

Medical Exam Requirements:

o Cover Letter RE: medical exams for K-1 Non-Immigrant Visa holders adjusting status who have completed a medical exam abroad within one year of filing form I-485

o Copy of my DS-3025 Vaccination Documentation completed by a panel physician during my Immigrant Medical Examination in The Netherlands , confirming voluntary completion of all vaccination requirements.

Additional Documents Proof of a Bona Fide Marriage

o Photos of visits to friends, family and attractions prior to wedding.
o Photos taken at our wedding and celebratory lunch on December 12 th , 2024.
o Copy of our amendment to the apartment lease (joining applicant on lease) for
the remainder of current lease (until February 2025).
o Copy of signed joint apartment lease from February 2025 until February 2026.
o Copy of our first joint bank account statement at our bank.

- Documentation Regarding J-1 Nonimmigrant Exchange Visitor Status

o Copy of form DS-2019
o Copy of available Form i-94, Arrival/Departure record pertaining to J-1 visa.
o Copy of J-1 visa passport page with entry stamp in J-1 status.

Form I-864 Affidavit of Support, Under Section 213 of the INA completed and signed by my husband along with its supporting documents

I-864 Cover Letter Itemization:

RE: Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support, under Section 213 of the INA In support of I-485 Application for Principal Immigrant Yareth (A-XXXXXXXX)

Dear USCIS,

I, XXXXXXXX, do hereby state that I am willing and have the capacity to support my wife, the principal immigrant, Yareth

Kindly review the contents of this filing, listed in the order in which they appear:

Cover Letter (This Page)

Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support, under Section 213 of the INA (Signed by Sponsor)

Copy of Birth Certificate

Copy of Passport Biographic Page

Verification of Employment Letter

Copies of my IRS transcripts for the previous three tax years - 2023, 2022 & 2021

I-765 Cover Letter Itemization:

RE: Original Submission, I-765 Application for Employment Authorization filing as category (c)(9), concurrently with Form I-485

Enclosed please find my form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization. Following is a list of contents included in this application, in the order in which they appear:

Payment for the filing fee in the amount of $260 made payable to US Department of Homeland Security (filing concurrently with form I-485)

Two 2x2 Passport Style Photos of Applicant (with Name and A-Number written on the back)

Cover Letter (This Page)

Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization filing as category (c)(9) (Signed by Applicant)

Copy of my Passport Biographic Page

Copy of my K-1 Visa Passport Page with Stamp of Admission issued by US Customs and Border Protection at Tampa International Airport, Florida on December 5 th 2024.

Copy of my most recent I-94 Record

Copy of my Dutch Birth Certificate and Certified Translation

Copy of Approval Notice (NOA 2) for the Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fianc (e) filed on my behalf

Copy of the K1-FTP NVC Letter from the Original I-129F Petition

Certified Copy of our Marriage Certificate



 
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RFE for I-864 (appears generic? no specific requirements listed)
11:35 pm January 11, 2025

moneyowo



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Hi, I've been using VisaJourney since mid 2023 and never felt the need to make an account until now, due to how detailed and useful the information posted on here has been to us (my wife and me) so far.

We've received an RFE for the I-864 we sent in with the I-485 AOS packet. There are no specifics listed and my wife (who is the petitioner and sponsor) makes more than is required when referring to the I-864p for a 2 person household. I'll include the "What You Need To Do" part of the RFE below.

Screenshots of the digital version

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We included 6 months of pay stubs and her (the sponsors) 2023 IRS Tax Return Transcript.

A joint sponsor sadly is not an option.

I hope I have provided enough information for anyone looking at this to be able to help figure out what the missing piece of the puzzle is.

Does anyone have any advice on what to respond with?



 
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Several questions regarding I-130 evidence uploads (merged topics)
11:54 pm December 29, 2024

STDEV

STDEV

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Hi, we have a few questions on this. I'm writing this post as the USC petitioner.

  1. Marriage certificate, translation, and certification
    • should these three all be in one PDF, or three separate PDFs?
    • Is there a preferred format of the translated document? For example, should we make text boxes that replicate the text positioning on the original marriage certificate? Or take the original, and then paste text boxes with English over it?
  2. Additional Evidence - financial beneficiary on bank accounts
    • Separate PDFs for each bank's beneficiary confirmation page, or a single combined PDF?
  3. Additional Visual Evidence: we are mostly finished with a PowerPoint (for PDF export) containing ~100 chronological pages of (a) pictures of the two of us, with friends/family, etc.; (b) plane tickets, screenshots of hotel bookings, passport stamps; (c) greeting cards (e.g. birthday/valentines); proof of my (USC petitioner's) former residence in the beneficiary's country.
    • Should we also be uploading the screenshotted document-type items (b) as additional PDFs, or is just in the PowerPoint sufficient?
    • Some items here are in Dutch, such as a few greeting cards, my former Dutch residence card, etc. I am providing translations of these within the PowerPoint, but should I also upload these as separate documents so that each translation can be certified separately?
    • Example: on slides with a greeting card, the slide will have [picture of greeting card in Dutch] on the left and [English translation of greeting card] on the right. I did the same thing for my old residence permit/card as well, so far.
  4. USC Passport PDF
    • I'll be uploading this as my proof of citizenship. Per above, we took some snippets of my passport stamps for the Visual Evidence document. Should I also be including the full passport stamp pages? (i.e. beyond the ID page) Asking because I have a temporary visa in a foreign language that we'd rather not deal with translating since it doesn't add any benefit to the petition.
  5. 2x2 photos of petitioner and beneficiary. The instructions say to write names on the back of the photos.
    • Does this mean we need to (1) get physical passport photos, (2) write names on the back, and then (3) scan fronts/backs and upload as PDF? Rather than just uploading digital originals

Many thanks in advance!



 
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Receiving the LPR Card after arriving in the US with an IR1/CR1
3:28 am December 28, 2024

Stanley1234

Stanley1234

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After arriving in the US on a IR1/CR1 visa you're supposed to receive the LPR Card (Green Card) within 90 days if you paid your immigrant fee. Is there any way to track the status of when USCIS produces the card? Or, when it is shipped through USPS do you get a tracking code?



 
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